Hair styling devices



y ,1 H. N-GLUSHAKOW 3,444,864

HAIR STYLING DEVICES Filed June 1. 1966 INVENI'OR HERBERT N. GLUSHAKOW ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,444,864 HAIR STYLING DEVICES Herbert N. Glushakow, 1426 Reistertown Road, Pikesville, Md. 21208 Filed June 1, 1966, Ser. No. 554,413 Int. Cl. A45d 2/12, 2/18, 2/26, 2/32 U.S. Cl. 132-38 8 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A hair styling device in the form of a perforated sheet of stiff waterproof material having at one end comblike fingers which project generally at right angles to the sheet to engage the scalp and hair adjacent the scalp. The opposite outward end of the sheet is arcuate to shape the hair in a desired form such as a wave or a curl. In case of the curl the outer end is shaped to provide a spiral passageway and a slender bar having fluted edges is provided to insert the hair in the spiral passageway.

This invention relates to hair styling devices and it is more particularly concerned with devices for holding human hair in desired positions and arrangements in creating styling effects and for the application of various treatments.

An object of the invention is the provision of devices which can be applied to sections of a mass of hair growing on a human scalp to hold the sections in various forms, such as rolls, scrolls, and combinations of rolls and scrolls.

Another object of the invention is the provision of such devices which can be used to expose the hair sections to various treatments, such as lightening and coloring solutions, sprays of various kinds, haircutting gauge, and also to heat and drying air.

These and still further objects, advantages and features of the invention will appear more fully from the description which follows in conjunction with the accompanying drawing illustrating various embodiments of the invention.

In the drawing:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the surface of a human scalp containing a mass of hair showing the application of devices comprising one embodiment of the invention to a group of sections of the mass.

FIG. 2 is .a perspective view of one of the devices of FIG. 1 apart from the scalp.

FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 are perspective views of devices comprising modifications of the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 3 showing how the hair sections are held by a special tool preparatory to placement in the coiled passageway thereof.

FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view along the line 77 of FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 7 after the hair section has been placed in the passageway.

Referring with more particularity to the drawing, the first embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2 comprises a sheet 11 of a stiff, waterproof material, such as a conventional structural plastic material. One end of the sheet has a series of comb-like fingers 12 projecting outwardly from one side and another series of such fingers 13 projecting outwardly from the opposite side. The opposite end of the sheet 11 is curved in the general shape of a semicylinder 14. The sheet is, generally, in the shape of an elongated S.

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The sheet 11 is perforated over its surface by a number of apertures 15 of sufficient size to permit the flow through of liquids conventionally used in the treatment of human hair.

By means of comb-like fingers 12 and 13 a number of the devices described above can be secured in an upright position by placing the fingers between the hair and the scalp, as shown in FIG. 1, with sections of the hair mass lying against a side of the sheet. This exposes the hair to treatment operations especially with sprays of various kinds, lightening and coloring liquids, haircutting, heat, drying air, etc. After the treatment is concluded, the devices are simply removed and styling can be complated in any conventional manner.

Use of the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2 results in a partial curling at the end of each hair section. Where a fuller curl effect is desired, the device may be made as shown in FIG. 3 wherein the end section 16 is formed of one or more full loops that provide a coiled passageway 17 into which the end of the hair section may be placed.

Where additional curling of the hair section is desired the entire sheet may be coiled as shown in FIG. 4 to provide a long coiled passageway 18 in which the hair section may be placed.

The modified embodiment of FIG. 5 is similar to that of FIG. 4, except that the finger-like members are omitted. This embodiment is for use in cases where curls are desired to be formed in sections of the hair remote from the scalp.

The means and method for placing a hair section in the coiled passageways are illustrated in FIGS. 6, 7 and 8. A slender bar 19 is provided with fluted longitudinal edges 20 and 21 and a handle 22. The bar is manipulated to entwine a portion 23 of the hair section 24 at the end whereupon it is passed laterally through the passageway until the end is reached. The bar is then manipulated to free it from the hair section and it is then withdrawn from the open central core 25 longitudinally.

I claim:

1. A hair styling device comprising a normally vertical sheet of stiff waterproof material for directly contacting a portion of the hair on a human scalp having at one end comb-like fingers projecting generally at right angles to the sheet to engage the scalp and hair adjacent to the scalp, said comb-like fingers extending from opposite sides of the sheet and being disposed in a staggered relation, the opposite end of the sheet being arcuate.

2. A device as defined by claim 1 in which the sheet is in the general shape of an elongated S.

3. A device as defined by claim 1 in which the sheet is perforated.

4. A device as defined by claim 3 in which at least a portion of the sheet is in the shape of a coil, the wall of the coil forming an open passageway extending from the center of the coil to its outer end.

5. A device as defined by claim 4 in which substantially the entire sheet is in the form of a coil.

6. A device as defined by claim 4 in combination with a slender bar for placing hair sections in the passageway, said bar being adapted to slidably pass laterally through the passageway and having a fluted edge to facilitate enfolding a portion hair section thereabout preparatory to placing it in the passageway.

7. A device as defined by claim 6 in which the opposite edges of the bar are fluted.

8. A device as defined by claim 6 and a handle attached to one end of the bar.

(References on following page) 3,444,864 3 References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 4 FOREIGN PATENTS 462,934 1/1950 Canada.

D. 155,309 9/1949 Morrison 132-9 1 92 575 12 1932 Jacobs 2 LOUIS MANCENE, Prmwry Exammer- 3,108,603 10/1963 Mobberley.

5 JAMES W. MITCHELL, Assistant Examiner. 

